yob
noun
a teenage lout or hooligan.
yob
1 American
[yob]
/ yɒb /
noun
British Slang.
y.o.b.
2
American
abbreviation
yob
British
/ ˈjɒbəʊ, jɒb /
noun
Etymology
Origin of yob
First recorded in 1855–60; a consciously reversed form of boy
Example Sentences
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The principal accused, Salah Abdeslam, he called "a little yob trying to magnify his pathetic existence by pretending to be a warrior".
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2021
McQueen, by contrast, is more than happy to admit to yob status.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2020
"So-called yob culture is not such a dominant image of Englishness as some people think," said Mr Denham.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2018
He’s been caught out serially, and that makes him a yob — but that doesn’t make him a bad footballer.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012
Merlyn took off his hat raising his staff of lignum vitae politely in the air, and said slowly, “Snybem stnemilpmoc ot enutpen dna lliw eh yidnik tpecca siht yob sa a hsif?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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